Florida Spectacular
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 38: Florida Keys Skunk Ape
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This week The Florida Spectacular welcomes back historian Brad Bertelli, who talks about his historical (mostly) fiction book, "The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files: Island Cryptids, Histories & Mysteries" and whether or not he believes in the Skunk Ape. Take a listen to hear his stories and learn about the Southernmost Skunk Ape (that's a bigfoot, for those of you who didn't grow up in Florida.)
Here's some of the links we mentioned:
Brad Bertelli's website (including all the books he's written)
Brad's Southernmost Skunk Ape Society's Twitter
Buy Brad's historical fiction book about the Skunk Ape, "The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files."
Florida Skunk Ape Research Headquarters
Come meet Brad and hear him talk about the Skunk Ape Oct. 24 at the Museum of the Everglades. More info.
Brad's also written two books about snorkeling: one about snorkeling in Florida and one about snorkeling in the Florida Keys.
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